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The levy – designed to encourage drivers to switch to modern, more environmentally friendly vehicles – was due to come into force on September 20 to coincide with the station’s full-reopening.

But its introduction has been delayed to allow for more talks between Network Rail and cabbies’ union, the RMT.

The station will revert to its original taxi rank charge of 40p per visit per vehicle, while negotiations continue.

Cabbies previously threatened to avoid the station unless the road tax-style charge – due to have been imposed on a sliding scale depending on the age and emissions of each vehicle – was dropped.

Network Rail said fees would start at around £400-a-year, with £1,000 “at the higher end of the scale”.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “The climbdown by Network Rail over the introduction of outrageous taxi access charges has been secured as a result of the hard work and determination of RMT taxi members.

“However, we recognise this fight is not over and we still have work to do to consign these proposals to the scrapheap.

“Today we have secured an important victory for passengers, who ultimately would have borne the cost of excessive annual station pick-up licences.

“But it represents only a temporary respite, with Network Rail and other station operators determined to squeeze their site users – whether that be retail space tenants, toilet charges, car parking or taxi access.”

A Network Rail spokesman said: “We are eager to talk constructively with all interested parties’ representatives in order to reach an amicable solution.

“To allow time for talks to take place we have postponed the implementation of new taxi rank charges that were intended to encourage to user of newer, less polluting vehicles.”